Policy Brief: an assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completoes
cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.409es
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigaciónes
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL409_enes
cepal.physicalDescriptiontablases
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto Españaes
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGEes
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICOes
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTSes
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOSes
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribees
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGIONes
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBEes
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-23T18:17:44Zes
dc.date.available2015-06-23T18:17:44Zes
dc.date.issued2013-06es
dc.description.abstractCaribbean policymakers are faced with special challenges from climate change and these are related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages among climate change, physical and biological systems and socioeconomic sectors. The impacts of climate change threaten development in the Caribbean and may well erode previous gains in development as evidenced by the increased incidence of climate migrants internationally. This brief which is based on a recent study conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (LC/CAR/L.395)1 provides a synthesis of the assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean which were undertaken. It provides Caribbean policymakers with cutting-edge information on the region’s vulnerability and encourages the development of adaptation strategies informed by both local experience and expert knowledge. It proceeds from an acknowledgement that the unique combination of natural resources, ecosystems, economic activities, and human population settlements of the Caribbean will not be immune to the impacts of climate change, and local communities, countries and the subregion as a whole need to plan for, and adapt to, these effects. Climate and extreme weather hazards related to the coastal and marine sector encompass the distinct but related factors of sea level rise, increasing coastal water temperatures, tropical storms and hurricanes. Potential vulnerabilities for coastal zones include increased shoreline erosion leading to alteration of the coastline, loss of coastal wetlands, and changes in the abundance and diversity of fish and other marine populations. The study examines four key themes in the analysis: climate, vulnerability, economic and social costs associated with climate change impacts, and adaptive measures.es
dc.formatTextoes
dc.format.extent6 páginas.es
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfes
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.409es
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38378es
dc.language.isoenges
dc.physicalDescription6 p. : figures, tables.es
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbeanes
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spaines
dc.rights.coarDisponiblees
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTes
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTes
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTes
dc.subject.unbisEngMARINE AREASes
dc.subject.unbisEngCOASTAL AREASes
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGEes
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLEes
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO ECONOMICOes
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOCIALes
dc.subject.unbisSpaZONAS MARINASes
dc.subject.unbisSpaZONAS COSTERASes
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICOes
dc.titlePolicy Brief: an assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbeanes
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